Groupon Acquires European HotelTonight Competitor Blink

Groupon announced today that it has acquired last-minute hotel-booking app Blink, which is based in Spain and focused on the European market, for an undisclosed amount. The move comes a few days after HotelTonight, the San Francisco-based company that offers a similar service — focused mostly thus far on the U.S. — raised a giant $45 million investment round.

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